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By Raymond Dingana. Shock and consternation is still rocking Bambili following the shooting to death of a Level Five Biology student of  the Higher Teacher Training Collage [HTTC]  Bambili last Saturday November 09, 2019.Reports say, on the night of Saturday breaking Sunday 10 November 2019, a group of armed men dressed in civilian attire s  stormed  a  student residential  area and  abducted Twelve students. As they were leading the students to an unknown destination, one of them, level Five Biology student of  HTTC was shot and killed. Though the circumstances surrounding his death remains a mystery, it is alleged he tried running away from his abductors but luck was not on his side.  His  Lifeless body was only found Sunday morning with bullet wounds while the whereabouts of the other students remains a mystery. In a Press Release dated 11/11’2019, the Senior Divisional Officer for Mezam while condemning in very strong terms ...

By Raymond Dingana. Shock and consternation is still rocking Bambili following the shooting to death of a Level Five Biology student of the Higher Teacher Training Collage [HTTC] Bambili last Saturday November 09, 2019.Reports say, on the night of Saturday breaking Sunday 10 November 2019, a group of armed men dressed in civilian attire s stormed a student residential area and abducted Twelve students. As they were leading the students to an unknown destination, one of them, level Five Biology student of HTTC was shot and killed. Though the circumstances surrounding his death remains a mystery, it is alleged he tried running away from his abductors but luck was not on his side. His Lifeless body was only found Sunday morning with bullet wounds while the whereabouts of the other students remains a mystery. In a Press Release dated 11/11’2019, the Senior Divisional Officer for Mezam while condemning in very strong terms what he described as an Unacceptable Barbaric Act, furt...

By Raymond Dingana. Drivers of Hearses or Funeral Vans meant for the conveying of mortal remains to their final destinations last Saturday November 09, 2019, refused conveying the mortal remains of some of the victims of the GOUACHE LANDSLIDE in the West Region of Cameroon. Sources on the ground indicated to DrayInfos that, the drivers were protesting against the nonpayment of their complete fee of One Hundred Thousand FCFA after receiving an advanced payment of Fifty Thousand FCFA. Talking to DrayInfos , an eye witnesses indicated that, the contract to convey the corpses was secured by a native of the West Region who then contracted the Hearses or Funeral Van Services. It was agreed that, the fee was to be One Hundred Thousand FCFA each and that advanced payments of Fifty Thousand Francs was to be paid and the money completed only after the services must have been rendered. After the ceremony to pay homage to the deceased came to an end on a day that was declared a Day Of Na...

By Raymond Dingana. Commercial bike riders in Bamenda and the North West Region of Cameroon have been warned against carrying more than one person at a time. The warning came from Territorial Administration Minister, Atanga Nji Paul during a Security Evaluation Meeting that took place at the NW Governor’s office, Thursday November 07, 2019: “ A motor cycle has to carry just one passenger. A motor cycle cannot carry four people and most of the time, when they carry four people; you have two kidnapped people who are on the bike ” . Minister Atanga Nji Paul said.  During the security evaluation meeting, commercial bike riders in the NWR also came under fire from Minister Atanga Nji Paul who says they have been implicated in many atrocities in the Region. He says bike riders have masterminded kidnappings and have committed many other atrocities inviting them to adhere to instructions by government to comply with the minimum requirements for them to exercise their profession...

By Raymond Dingana. The Coach of Yong Sport Academy, Coach Nkabyuo Martin has congratulated PWD Bamenda after bowing to the team by one goal to nothing in a highly contested match, Wednesday November 06, 2019. The Local Darby, first of its kind as far as the two teams from the same region are concerned that was played at the Yong Sport Training Centre at Ntenefor,Mile six Nkwen Bamenda, recorded the lone goal of the match at the 48"minutes of play. It was a brilliant free kick by Ade Mienolf at the 48" minutes of play that put PWD of Bamenda ahead. Not even the changes made by Coach Nkabyo Martin of YOSA bringing in Mondi Kagama, Tangiri Frankine and Ngong Neville could prevent PWD Bamenda from carrying the day. According to the coach of Yong Sport Accademy,Nkabyo Martin, PWD played a good match reasons why they backed home all three points: “ We congratulate PWD, they played a good game and we will prepare for the next game. We did all we could but we had a ...

By Raymond Dingana. The North West Chapter President of the Cameroon Journalists Trade Union, CJTU has appealed to State and Non-State actors in the armed conflict rocking the NW/SW Regions of Cameroon to accept the Press Vest recently handed over to Journalists who are members of CJTU as identification for Media Organs. Bakah Derick was speaking Sunday November 03, 2019 during the distribution ceremony of Press Vests to members of CJTU at Hill Top Hotel, Up Station-Bamenda. In addition, Bakah Derick underscored the need for State and Non-State Actors to respect all those who wear the Vests as Journalists with reputation whom are only out to do their job. He indicated that, there is a strong need for media identification especially in crisis situations to ensure that journalists are identified .He says is within CJTU policy to ensure that members of CJTU are identified and that, the Press Vests are for professional purposes only: “ This is not a weapon for journalists to us...

By Raymond Dingana . Three suspected Ambazonia fighters from Babessi have been killed in Bangolan in Ndop, Ngoketunjia Division of the North West Region of Cameroon, Saturday November 02, 2019. Though the circumstances surrounding their deaths still remain unclear, eye witness accounts are indicating that, the three were killed when they were on one of their routine controls at the Bangolan market that was met with stiff resistance from those in Bangolan. The resistance later degenerate into a serious clash between the two camps leading to the death of three of those from Babessi while two others sustained life threatening wounds. Reports are also indicating that, one of those killed abducted four of his uncles for being against his ways of doing things and took them to an undisclosed location last Friday November 01, 2019. Mohammed who hails from Babessi told DrayInfos that, those from Babessi have always been a thorn on the flesh of the population of Bangolan. He cited an i...

By Raymond Dingana In Bamenda. Last Saturday’s event saw the more than One Hundred and Fifty vulnerable women with desperate conditions benefiting from the setting up of Rapid Income Generating Activities which will go a long way to help take care of themselves and their families and in the long run, help others in the various communities they find themselves.  During a two day training program on rapid income generating activities and simple book keeping that took place at the conference room of Mondial Hotel here in Bamenda, the women whom many have lost husbands, homes burnt down, economic life shattered, many of whom have suffered Gender Based Violence like Rape, Battery, Economic Deprivation and many others say, they will love to operate Restaurants, Provision Stores, Poultry Farming, the selling of Cooking Oil and the list is long. Saturday November 02, 2019, closed to one hundred and fifty women, many of  whom have suffered Gender Based Violence and IDPs where ...

By Raymond Dingana. During the workshop that took place, Thursday October 31, 2019 at the Conference Hall of the Regional Hospital in Bamenda that brought together Journalists, Bloggers and Civil Society Organizations, one of the facilitators, Digital Rights Activist, Rosaline Akah Obah schooled participants on the basic principles of Human Rights Vis-à-vis Digital Rights in Africa and Cameroon in particular . “ Human rights are standards that allow all people to live with  D ignity, F reedom, E quality, J ustice , and  P eace.   She also said, Digital R ights  are those  Human Rights  and Legal Rights that allow individuals to access, use, create, and publish  Digital  media online. Access to the internet should be affordable and available; there should be freedom of expression online, Gender equality among other Rights”. Rosaline Akah Obah said.                       ...